Trip Details:

• January 2-8, 2027
• This trip is for Current/Former Staff & Friends
• The cost is $2,200 per person
• At Hippo Lakes Lodge South Africa
• $200 due upon registration with final payment due by October 1, 2026 (Payment plans available through December 1st)
• Fly into JNB (Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport) any time on January 2 and depart JNB anytime after 2:00 pm on January 8

 What is Included:

• Airport transportation with the group to and from Hippo Lakes Lodge
• 6 nights lodging (1 night at JNB airport hotel and 5 nights at Hippo Lakes)
• All meals from lunch on January 3 through breakfast on January 8
• 2 game drives
• Teaching & learning materials
• Juice, coffee & tea in the mornings

What is not included:

• International flights
• Additional beverages
• Tips
• Meals not mentioned above
• Travel insurance: personal trip cancellation & medical insurance

Description:

Start the year with purpose, connection, and adventure. This New Year’s Conference and Safari offers a unique opportunity for our current and former staff—and their friends—to share in an unforgettable, life-changing experience. Participants will travel to South Africa for a week at Hippo Lakes Safari Lodge, where they will engage in Bruce Wilkinson’s teaching, “70 x 7: Finding Peace by Forgiving Others…And Yourself.” Through dedicated times of teaching, worship, and fellowship with college friends and young adults, this week is designed to encourage personal growth, meaningful connection, and spiritual renewal.

In addition to this transformative time, participants will experience the beauty of the South African bush through two guided game drives, with opportunities to see incredible wildlife such as wildebeest, nyala, zebra, giraffe, ostrich, kudu, warthog, and hippo. Before returning to the rhythm of a new semester, this journey offers a rare combination of reflection, community, and adventure—creating memories that will last a lifetime.